SpaceTransfer09 - Partner:
Global Transmission Services –
FORTIS Time Synchronisation from Space
FORTIS Swiss watch manufacturer, is linked up very closely to space flights and faces a new challenge as being partner of the very first commercial experiment on board of 
the International Space Station ISS, in cooperation with the
European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
GTS is a new system for transmitting radio signals from the International Space Station ISS for new services like for example the global distribution of the UTC time code or the synchronisation of watches to the correct local time at any given place. Due to the advantageous flight path and the transmission frequencies, GTS allows the miniaturisation of the receiver unit so that in the near future it may well be integrated into watches. The aim of the GTS sientific research pro-ject is the radio communication from the lower orbit.
10 Years in Space
After 10 years of fruitful cooperation with international space authorities FORTIS presents a new watch generation:The B-42 OFFICIAL COSMONAUTS CHRONOGRAPH ALARM. Its mechanical movement is patented and unique in the world of watchmaking. The two oldest horological complications -automatic chronograph and the mechanical alarm- creating a harmonious interplay of more than 380 components within a very limited amount of space. A living piece of watch history for the wrist. Patent EP 0806712.
TIME TRAVEL TO MARS
Source: ESA, Directorate of Human Spaceflight
To go to Mars is still a dream and one of the last gigantic
challenges. But one day some of us will be on precisely that
journey to the Red Planet. A journey with... download PDF
FORTIS Uhren AG- PPT GmbH
Lise-Lotte Peter
Wellweg 98
31157 Sarstedt
+49 05066-9021820
www.fortis-watch.com
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